A few days later, Manny skipped work to go to Emma's next model show. Emma had thanked her a million times, but Manny knew she wouldn't be thanking her later. Manny knew she'd be in trouble at work, of course, but she felt she had to help Emma.

Manny drove, Spike in the passenger seat, to the club where it was being held. At first, Spike laughed, clapped and cheered for her daughter. Then she saw what was happening. Before she knew it, she watched, with her own eyes, her daughter come onstage with nothing but a thong on, and covering her breasts.

"Oh my gosh — this is worse than last time!" Manny exclaimed.

Spike started to leave, and Manny caught up with her. In the hallway, they broke out into a run, and ran backstage.

"You need to get out of here immediately, ma'am!" Mrs. Rodgers called.

"I'm Emma's mother!" Spike snapped back.

Emma appeared, and Spike looked at her.

"Well, at least you're wearing something this time!" Emma's mother yelled.

"You brought my mom here, Manny? How could you? After all I've done for you, working hard to get you free tickets!"

"How hard you've worked? Free tickets are nothing to me! Just another way to see my best friend exposed and embarrassing herself! I've been the one working! I always get up early to take you to your stupid meetings, even though I have work! I leave work early to take you to get drunk with your other friends, even though you treat me like crap when I pick you up! I pick you up every time you have a stupid meeting because if I don't, I know you'll find a ride home with your drunk friends, and you'll probably end up dead! I do dishes every day now, and put up with Mrs. Henderson screaming at me every single day, just to go see you get naked in front of strangers! You think you work hard? That is the biggest load of nonsense I've ever heard! I can't believe you're supposed to be my best friend!"

Emma glared at Manny, and followed her mom out into the parking lot. Spike drove her daughter home in Emma's car, and Manny drove her own car home.

Manny slept on the couch that night. In the morning, she woke up to find Emma on the phone.

"What are you doing up so early?" Manny muttered after Emma ended her phone conversation and hung up.

"Quitting my job. I'm sorry, Manny. I guess I just got caught up in it," Emma replied. Manny smiled at her and hugged her, and Emma returned the hug.

"Do you think Mrs. Henderson would let me have my old job back?" Emma asked, with a half smile.

"Forget Mrs. Henderson. I heard there's some job offers at the brand-new nightclub just across the street from here," Manny grinned, her tone confidential.

"That sounds great! Do you want to go check it out?" Emma suggested, smiling.

"I thought you'd never ask," Manny nodded, grinning also.